Chilling footage showing a woman’s final moments before she died in a house fire has been released in a bid to show how dangerous it is.

The woman’s family have allowed the footage to be released by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service after she went into a burning flat.

Fire chiefs want people to know how dangerous it is to attempt to tackle fires by yourself or to go back into a burning building.

The woman's family have agreed to the footage being released and raise awareness on the condition she is not identified, the Birmingham Mail is reporting .

The CCTV footage shows the woman open the flat door to be confronted by thick smoke.

She then enters the house.

Firefighters arrive a short time later, with smoke from the flat fire now filling the hallway the footage is shot in.

The firefighters can then be seeing carrying the woman out of the flat.

The fire service hopes the footage will raise awareness of how dangerous it is to go into a burning building or attempt to tackle a fire yourself as part of the Get Out Stay Out campaign.

Glynn Luznyj, director of Prevent and Protect at the fire service said it takes roughly two to three breaths in a smoke-filled room to be overcome by deadly fumes, which leads to carbon monoxide poisoning and can cause death.

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He said: “We’re very thankful that the family have agreed to release this disturbing footage showing their loved one’s last living moments.

"We hope that this will make people think twice before they investigate a fire or go back inside for any belongings as we don’t want this happening to anyone else.

“That is the aim of our Get Out Stay Out campaign as while the majority of people do the right thing by getting out and staying out, we do unfortunately see some people re-entering burning buildings and they have suffered serious injuries or death as a result.